We often think of “leisure” as laid back time, nothing to do, nothing to worry about. But leisure is not idleness. A more robust understanding of leisure is informed by classical Greek and Roman thought which sees leisure as an attitude of the mind or...
Authority tends to be asserted in two broad ways: coercion or persuasion. If someone uses coercion to exercise authority it would involve violence enacted upon another in relationship. If someone uses persuasion to exercise authority it would involve non-violent...
Change is a natural and constant part of life. Change happens on the individual level and the communal level. Change is something we create and something that happens to us. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] The following is a simple prayer...
Too often, I think, we forget that we all desire the good. Sometimes it takes tragedies, like the recent spate in Orlando, to remind us of our first love. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] In recent years, I’ve realized that all my vocational...
Tragedy in the form of this past weekend’s mass shooting in Orlando, has become entirely too common. And the “public discourse” (a phrase I’m using ironically) that follows is so often disheartening. [featured-image...
The Hebrew word for exile is galah which means “to strip naked or bare.” Our ancient spiritual ancestors experienced this, and we have the strange opportunity to experience it now. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] A Brief Survey of Biblical Exile...
